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A message from the frontline Meet the Bristol nurse who fought the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone

Pick it up and start again

The legacy lives on

Breakfast of champions

The charity tackling food waste

How Bristol helped end apartheid

Ethical eating with Friska

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INTRODUCTION

Copyright is a new quarterly publication intent on celebrating positive news, grassroots activism & ethical living in and around Bristol.

THIS ISSUE

4. Opinion: Food banks

24. Meet team Friska

8. FareShare South West

26. Create a seasonal cocktail

12. Anti-apartheid Bristol

28. Ethical events this summer

18. The fight against Ebola

31. Volunteeering opportunities POSITIVE MOVEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

Editor’s Letter E D I TO R Kieron Allen

C O N T R I B U TO R S Alex Turner Ella Edwards Patch Plummer Sylvia Salerni

DESIGNER Chris Chapman

A DV E R T I S I N G Katrina Hoey

T H A N K YO U

e love the South West. Every day we’re inspired by local organisations and initiatives that lead the field in new ways of thinking, and the sense of vibrancy that effortlessly leaches from the city of Bristol and beyond. Copyright is a celebration of all of this. It’s a platform showcasing our region’s commitment to social responsibility, its ethical industries, amazing individuals and important events. Our inaugural issue will inspire you with inside stories, including that of the Bristol nurse who fought the Ebola epidemic head on (page 18) and the charity intent on tackling food waste by distributing produce destined to avoid the dinner table (page 8). Learn how to conjure a delicious seasonal summer cocktail (page 26) and discover an award-winning local, ethical eatery (page 24) in our Food and Drink sections. Our Events page will tell you all about the summer’s positive proceedings while our Volunteer secton will give you the tools to get involved and do more. We’re all about encouraging intelligent activism, so keep the debate running on our Twitter and Facebook pages. It’s a proud moment for us at Copyright and we’d like to thank all of those that helped turn our dream of creating a productive paper into reality. Enjoy.

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C OV E R I M AG E Katy Pitt

OPINION

ANDY IRWIN

e’ve been running food

for food banks is nonsense, our response

banks in East Bristol for

is always ‘Come down and have a look for

four years but there are a

yourselves.’ Make a judgment based

number of others operating in different

on that.

parts of the city too. Some are supported

A N DY I RW I N East Bristol Food Bank manager

by the Trussell Trust, like us, but there are

We certainly give out more food than we

independent food banks as well.

used to but it’s difficult to say if we’ve

Alongside FareShare, we are part of a

seen a rise in the people that need it as

group that have formed a charity to try

we’ve widened our reach. One of our team

and deal with the issue of food poverty on

members has looked at our database and

a bigger scale, in terms of collecting and

discovered that there are very few people

warehousing produce.

who come more than once. Something like 70 per cent of people only make one visit.

Why we need food banks East Bristol Food Bank manager Andy Irwin tells Copyright about the growing network of food banks in and around Bristol, why they’re there and how the problem could be getting worse

We’re not here because there isn’t a need. We’ve estimated that just the East Bristol

The idea that multiple people are coming

Food Bank will feed 5,000 people this year.

again and again, certainly when looking at

At the beginning of 2014 we were giving

the statistics from 2014–15, isn’t quite right.

out about two-tonnes of food a month.

It’s about a lot of people hitting a crisis, getting help and moving on.

Around 40-50 voucher holders come to us every week. I know some people

I struggle to see the logic in making people

have different ideas about the need for

wait for benefits. How can you make the

food banks, but our experience is that the

presumption that people are just going to

people that come to us genuinely require

have the money as a resource when they’re

our help.

applying for benefits?

The sort of people that get referred to us

We’re concerned that this problem is just

are very wide-ranging. Every week we’ll

going to get worse with the introduction

have someone that’s fleeing domestic

of Universal Credit because that will mean

violence. Every week we’ll have a family

an even longer waiting period for people,

that’s been referred by a health visitor or

anything up to six weeks? What are people

school. We have a lot of people coming

going to do in that six weeks? Currently

here that are struggling with benefits,

the plan is to not pay any housing costs

getting benefits or getting access to

covering rent for the first week – an

them in time.

amount of money some people simply won’t have.

You have to wait for a period before benefits are available, between the claiming

Now we, along with other agencies, will

and receiving of benefits, and we see a lot

have to manage this. Should we have to?

of people in this situation. On a hands on

Food banks don’t want to be needed, we’re

day–to–day level we’re seeing people who

not here because we want to be, we’re

are saying they don’t have the food they

here because we’re need to be.

need to feed themselves and their children. That’s a reality in our lives.

Visit eastbristolfoodbank.org.uk to find out more.

I’ve read comments on newspaper blogs where people have suggested the need

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FARESHARE SOUTH WEST

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Waste not want not Copyright meets the team behind FareShare South West to discover how they are feeding the region’s poorest and most vulnerable people

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Kieron Allen

ast year, the bright young things

and socially, promising to help

behind Stokes Croft’s Skipchen

impoverished families, not just those made

made national headlines with the

homeless, with a sustainable food source.

opening of Bristol’s first pay-as-you-go café using food salvaged from supermarket

The charity’s mission is twofold: to fight

skips. This trendy social enterprise brought

hunger and tackle food waste. There are

much needed attention to the culturally

now 20 FareShare franchises up and

embarrassing and ethically degenerate

down the UK doing just that, one of which

issue of food waste, but out of the

– FareShare South West – is based in

media spotlight, one charity has been

Bristol. Its reach extends as far as

championing this cause and in the process

Taunton and Stroud.

– feeding millions for over 20 years. More of an industrial unit than charity

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A very different organisation with a very

headquarters, an overwhelmingly large

different approach to food collection and

proportion of FareShare South West’s

distribution, FareShare was co-founded

warehouse is dedicated to collecting,

in 1994 by homelessness charity Crisis.

sorting and distributing food to worthy

Known then as Crisis FareShare, the

organisations across the region. This is

organisation’s remit was to provide food

a no-nonsense operation, no bells and

for homeless people in London. Ten years

whistles, just a clear goal and dedicated

later FareShare became a charity in its own

team of staff and volunteers to help

right, widening its reach geographically

achieve it.

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FARESHARE SOUTH WEST

“This is a no-nonsense operation, no bells and whistles, just a clear goal and dedicated team of staff and volunteers to help achieve it.”

Community focused We met the team, squeezed into a small office at the front of the warehouse. Eve Morton is FareShare South West’s Volunteer Manager, ‘Most of our food comes from distribution centres before it reaches the supermarket shelves,’ she says. ‘We get donated food for a number of reasons including if it’s close to its use by date, if a barcode isn’t working or a promotion is out of date.’ Thanks to these marketing quirks,

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FareShare receive a huge amount of

Opening image: Denise is a FareShare South West volunteer. Credit: FareShare South West

produce every year. In 2013 this was

Below: Volunteers make up the majority of staff. Credit: FareShare South West Right: FareShare donates large amounts of food to charity organisations for the elderly. Credit: FareShare South West

a staggering 7,360 tonnes that would otherwise have ended up being disposed of. FareShare’s model is one of community. ‘We distribute the food to over 150 organisations working with vulnerable people,’ says Morton.

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‘The money they save on their food bills allows them to concentrate on their core activity, whether this is counselling, support or something else. ‘Our food is delivered to, or collected by, projects such as homeless shelters, refugee centres, day centres for the elderly, youth groups, lots of different places really.’ With thousands of families experiencing food poverty in these difficult economic times FareShare are one of a number of organisations stepping in to support the community. But Morton was clear to point out that although the issue has been widely publicised, it is one that needs continual attention even if, at the moment, there has been a spike.

‘Our catering arm is the Surplus Supper Club and we’re always on the hunt for

‘It’s [food poverty] always been there,’

people who can help with organising

says Morton. ‘Obviously food banks have

buffets and events.’

been in the media quite a lot recently and we do provide resources to them as well,

Alongside volunteers from stable, more

but it’s hard to gauge the increase of the

prosperous backgrounds, FareShare

need now.’

also take on volunteers who are more vulnerable and can use the experience to gain more structure in their lives.

“We distribute the food to over 150 organisations working with vulnerable people...”

In many ways the FareShare ethos has begun to evolve into a three-tier system: reducing food waste, helping people in poverty receive food and a volunteering programme which can really help people in difficult personal situations get back on their feet.

Food Fighters

FareShare South West are currently

At the moment FareShare South West

developing a mentoring scheme where

have almost 100 volunteer staff. FareShare

existing volunteers can help more

volunteers come from all sections of

vulnerable members of the team.

society and offer skills in many areas of the organisation. Volunteer positions are

While the charity quietly reclaims the

available in the warehouse where logistics

mountain of food destined to be pulled out

are key, while drivers keep the distribution

of the food chain, they are also tackling

process fluid, transporting food to

social problems that exist in areas where

community groups across the region.

poverty and disillusionment appear to go hand in hand.

‘We’re looking for people to help with our social media and PR as well,’ says Eve.

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D O MO R E

Would you like to help FareShare in its mission to distribute food to those who need it? You can donate to the charity by visiting their website: fareshare.org.uk/donate Find out how to volunteer your time by calling 01179 542220 or emailing: volunteer@faresharesouthwest.co.uk

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A N T I -A PA R T H E I D

8,000 miles from Johannesburg Copyright gets the inside story on a new exhibition marking Bristol’s intimate connection with the anti-apartheid movement

or the first time ever, Bristol’s

Many Bristolians were vociferous in the

contributions to the campaign

fight against apartheid and the city’s

for racial equality in Southern

collective voice in the movement was one

Africa and the fight to end apartheid

of the loudest in the UK.

compelling new exhibition. Forward to

Bristol’s efforts to help end oppression in

Freedom is a pop-up, touring exhibition

South Africa have been sustained, diverse

that paints a vivid picture of the UK’s

and unflinching. From the 1969 Bristol

anti-apartheid movement. On arrival, the

Lawn Tennis Club demonstration against

exhibition will be tailored to reflect Bristol’s

the Davis Cup match between South Africa

unique contribution to the struggle. We

and the UK, to letter writing and petitions

met up with Robert Skinner from the

in the Bearpit, pockets of activism have

University of Bristol’s History Department,

sprung up in all corners of the city.

Dave Spurgeon, chair of Bristol Action for Southern Africa (ACTSA) and Sheila

Launched by Joe Slovo, one of the leading

Roberts, Secretary of Bristol ACTSA, to find

members of the liberation movement

out more.

in South Africa and the African National Congress (ANC), Bristol’s anti-apartheid

It’s over 8000 miles from Bristol to

movement (now ACTSA) was quick to gain

Johannesburg. The geographical

momentum. Another of these members

distance between here and South

is South African-born Ronnie Press, a

Africa may be considerable, but the

member of the ANC, who was exiled

social and political bonds that entwine

from South Africa in the 1950s and lived

the cities are significant.

in Bristol for some of the 30 years he was

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Ella Edwards

and its legacies are being shown in a

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A N T I - A PA R T H E I D

“The struggle didn’t finish in 1994, we’re still working on the legacy of apartheid across the whole of southern Africa.”

away from his homeland. The presence of these two influential characters was key in igniting Bristol’s long-burning commitment to the issue. The 1964 telegram – an inconspicuous piece of text with great historical context – announcing that Slovo would be speaking at the inaugural anti-apartheid movement meeting in Bristol is on show at the exhibition. Talking about why the movement was so strong in Bristol, Roberts states simply that, ‘There were a lot of very strong-minded people who felt strongly about the apartheid issue.’ Most of us are aware that Bristol’s history of racial equality hasn’t always been so compassionate - the city was of course a major player in the trans-Atlantic slave trade during the first half of the 18th

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century. Around the city today there are

a collaborative project between ACTSA,

opulent symbols of the wealth that arrived

the Arts and Humanities Research Council

into the South West on boats used to

(AHRC) and the University of Bristol. Part

carry a human cargo – look no further

of the initiative was to collect community-

than the grandiose buildings of Queen

based accounts of the anti-apartheid

Square that were funded, in part, by the

movement through Know Your Bristol,

profits gained from this vile practice.

a web-based platform used to discover

In acknowledgement of these uneasy

more about local history. By combining

reminders of yesteryear, Pero’s Bridge

this information with archives garnered by

was opened in the city centre in 1999 in

Bristol ACTSA and the wider Forward to

remembrance of an African slave called

Freedom exhibition, Roberts and the team

Pero Jones, who was bought over from

have created a new way to acknowledge

the Caribbean by the infamous plantation

this period in the city’s history. IMAGES

owner John Pinney. Even if you’re already an ACTSA member and supported the movement yourself, there’ll be original, previously unseen

“These guys’ work set the foundations for public debate in Bristol, rather than building on stuff that was already going on.” Could it be that Bristol’s anti-apartheid activism arose partly as a subconscious effort to atone for this dark period in its history? Probably not, says Spurgeon. He believes people became involved for very different reasons. ‘The success of the antiapartheid movement in Bristol was partly because Ronnie Press lived here,’ he says, ‘I wonder actually if it’s the other way round. ‘These guys’ [Bristol’s activists] work set the foundations for public debate in Bristol, rather than building on stuff that was already going on.’ From grass-roots activism in the community to key political figures, Bristol’s involvement in the liberation movement for South Africa has always been varied. Yet many aspects of it had, until now, gone undocumented. ‘Somebody needed to draw all those bits together,’ says Spurgeon, ‘lots of individual stories don’t tell the collective message.’ And so, Bristol’s own Forward to Freedom exhibition began to take shape. It’s part of

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pieces at the exhibition, says Spurgeon.

Left: Anti-Apartheid Demo, The Bearpit, Bristol, 1985. Credit: Beezer Photos beezerphotos.com Below: Poster from Bristol A-A Festival 1990

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IMAGE

‘There are some bits which are quite

Last year marked the 20th anniversary of

Above: Artwork from St Paul’s Apartheid-Free Zone campaign, late 1980s.

personal, some letters that people

South Africa’s post-apartheid elections, yet

wrote, some photographs of pickets and

there is still more to be done. The wall of

demonstrations. There’s a history over

oppression may have been knocked down,

those years.’

but there are many pieces left to clear up says Spurgeon.

The exhibition contains documents as eclectic as the action Bristol took.

‘The struggle didn’t finish in 1994, we’re still

A colourful, illustrated poster for the

working on the legacy of apartheid across

1990 Anti-Apartheid Festival shows the

the whole of Southern Africa,’ he says.

connection between Bristol and those

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suffering under apartheid. It depicts South

‘Nobody’s doing anything in Swaziland,

African women facing a list of festival

no one’s doing anything on the impact of

events, which range from gumboot

silicosis amongst gold miners who worked

dancing at a children’s day at St Pauls’

in the apartheid mines in South Africa.’

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gig on Canons Road. Another stand-out

Those who were around at the time of

piece is a satirical monochrome Seasons

the apartheid won’t be here to share their

Greetings card from the St Pauls Apartheid

stories for much longer – some of them

Free Zone showing heavy, bespectacled

have already gone. ACTSA welcomes

eyes that couldn only belong to South

new memberships and support for their

African leader and apartheid supporter P.W

fundraising events and, of course, visitors

Botha, tucking into a bomb disguised as a

to the Forward to Freedom exhibition

Christmas pudding.

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EBOLA EPIDEMIC

Ebola: a nurse’s story Katy Pitt is one of the few Bristol health workers to have tackled the West African Ebola epidemic firsthand. She shares her experiences with Copyright

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Alex Turner

t tea-time on a warm May Friday,

While the disease’s name has faded from

Katy Pitt is chatting in a sun-

the front pages and talk of sealing UK

streaked BS5 beer garden full of

borders has died down, the outbreak is

hippies and scaffolders tipping back their

far from over in either Sierra Leone or

first ciders of the weekend.

neighbouring Guinea. What was it like to encounter it first hand in early spring – and

The cheery environment seems at odds

what motivated Pitt to go to West Africa in

with the content of our conversation.

the first place?

Anyone eavesdropping might be disturbed to catch references to

‘My passion for nursing and what I did in

claustrophobic plastic suits and masks,

Sierra Leone are part of the same thing,’

not to mention descriptions of people

Pitt begins. ‘I believe every human has the

‘dying a horrible death.’

right to healthcare – when [something like Ebola] kicks off it’s a reminder there are so

Pitt isn’t, however, idly sharing horror

many countries that don’t have that.’

stories but discussing her work life of just a few weeks earlier. A senior staff nurse in

She tails off. ‘This is such a cheesy answer!’

the Bristol Royal Infirmary’s gynaecology

she laughs, crinkling her eyes and lighting

department, she’s one of a tiny handful of

the first in a series of roll-ups.

NHS workers from the city who travelled to Sierra Leone to fight the Ebola crisis still

After responding to a November 2014

gripping the country and its neighbours.

callout for health professionals to join an

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EBOLA EPIDEMIC

“We just don’t know how lucky we are - not a bloody clue, I felt humbled and will always do so by the strength and determination of an entire country.”

Ebola treatment centre, Pitt spent two months embroiled in a rigorous selection procedure. A phone interview was followed by information evenings, a medical and a tense process of being shuffled on and off different potential teams as available staff were matched to areas of demand. ‘I was nervous, but I didn’t think I was risking my life,’ Pitt says. ‘I felt privileged to be on the list – selfishly, to be able to fulfil a dream and, more selflessly, to have the chance to go out and help people who bloody needed it. ‘The waiting was hard though,’ she admits. A moment of elation followed when the call finally came at the end of January. But the first reality check arrived during five days’ intensive training in the UK before flying out. For staff used to NHS hospitals,

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EBOLA EPIDEMIC

the confines of a protective suit came

That meant getting in, cleaning up two

as a shock.

or three patients, giving them antibiotics,

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pain relief and fluids to make them as ‘You’ve got scrubs on, then the suit,’ Pitt

comfortable as possible, and getting out

explains. ‘Under that you have gloves to

again. Fainting while on duty would mean

your elbows, a mouth mask, two more

coming into contact with contaminated

pairs of gloves, wellies, what looks like a

items – and putting colleagues, who’d

white Darth Vader mask, plus a hat with eye

have to carry you out, at risk.

holes – and you’re tied into everything. Most of those colleagues were locals – 10 in each team, with two or three international staff.

“Lots of them are shunned by loved ones – Ebola is a

‘These guys have been there since day

massive stigma. They’re

people, and they’re working tirelessly with

the most phenomenal people I’ve worked with.”

one,’ says Pitt. ‘This is their country, their no wane in commitment and dedication. ‘Lots of them are shunned by loved ones – Ebola is a massive stigma. They’re the most phenomenal people I’ve worked with.’

‘There’s a heavy plastic apron, and goggles pulled so tight it’s like having a constant ice cream headache – it’s hideous!’ she adds. Of course, the getup becomes infinitely more taxing when combined with 40°C heat. Arriving at the Kerry Town Ebola treatment centre, 30km from Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, Pitt and her colleagues knew new cases had been declining – so it was unclear whether they’d see any activity. Then came a sudden spike, with the centre busier than it had been for two months. ‘That’s when things got scary,’ recalls Pitt with a rueful grin. Kerry Town, though better-equipped than hospitals in Sierra Leone, was predictably a far cry from European facilities. Armystyle tents formed the wards, with 10 beds to each one. The environment within the protective suits was so intense, Pitt says, that staff would lose up to three litres of sweat during the 90 minutes they could safely spend attending to patients’ needs before taking a break.

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IMAGES Opening: Katy is a senior staff nurse at St Michaels Hospital Bristol. Credit: Sylvia Salerni Left: Katy and another nurse in decontamination. Credit: Katy Pitt Below: Preparing to enter the Ebola ward. Credit: Katy Pitt

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IMAGE Right: Returning NHS staff were given crisis kits at the airport. Credit: Katy Pitt

“We discharged one of our youngest survivors – a nine-month-old girl. Normally if you’re under five you’ll probably die, but both she and her mother had Ebola, and survived. Everyone sang a song, there was music – it was wonderful.”

Pitt also reserves special praise for the

‘Normally if you’re under five you’ll

Cuban medical teams she encountered,

probably die, but both she and her mother

some of whom had been in Sierra Leone

had Ebola, and survived. Everyone sang a

up to six months. After the UK, the

song, there was music – it was wonderful.’

Caribbean nation sent most doctors out to fight Ebola, with the Cuban Medical

Leaving Kerry Town after five weeks was,

Brigade subsequently nominated for

says Pitt, almost harder than being there.

the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition

An inevitable sense of guilt at leaving

of their work to tackle the disease. The

behind a job unfinished was followed

camaraderie between different groups of

by a kidney infection that began with

staff, says Pitt, is one of her most treasured

Ebola-like symptoms. While in West Africa,

memories from her time in Kerry Town.

staff were too busy to dwell on their own health – and precautions were, after all,

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Pitt’s recollections of treating patients

in place. Three weeks of quarantine back

are understandably more bittersweet.

at home, monitored by Public Health

Despite the alienating suits and a language

England, presented an altogether different

barrier (Krio pidgin-English is spoken in

brand of stress.

Sierra Leone), Pitt says she was able to build rapport with and comfort many of

Nonetheless, says Pitt, the experience has

the people she was treating. Of course,

only hardened her own resolve to look for

though, neither she nor anyone else was

similar opportunities in future.

able to prevent large numbers of them succumbing to Ebola.

‘We just don’t know how lucky we are – not a bloody clue,’ she concludes.

Even so, there were bright spots. ‘We

‘I felt humbled and will always do so by

discharged one of our youngest survivors

the strength and determination of an

– a nine-month-old girl,’ Pitt smiles.

entire country.’

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you do comes from the way the business conducts itself.

Our coffee isn’t Fairtrade it’s direct trade: it’s sourced within the speciality coffee market. Fairtrade is an amazing tide mark for responsibility, but where it really has the biggest value is in the commodity market. When you move into the speciality coffee market, by virtue of it being the best, the farms are able to charge a higher price

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anyway. Our coffee is responsibly sourced. hen it comes to eating out

It comes from Brazil’s most sustainable

ethically Bristol deserves a

coffee farm and like us they have a

pat on the back. Local food

commitment to doing things properly. We

markets thrive, corner shops stock organic

deal with companies we know and trust

fruit and veg and even the chains sell

locally and companies and producers that

beer brewed round the corner. Copyright

we’re proud to use internationally.

caught up with one such foodie legend, Griff Holland, co-owner of Friska.

Ethical practice is clearly an important factor for Friska, was this a founding principle or did it come later? Our motto is ‘Feel Good Food’ and that has been there since day one. One of the reasons we started Friska is that we wanted to be a part of something

“I don’t use the word ethical necessarily, I think most of the stuff we do should be standard practice.”

that we felt really good and proud about and with that has to come, we believe, a genuine belief about doing the right

business to be proud of should really take

There can be a mark-up on ethical produce, do you think consumers in Bristol welcome and accept any premiums? I’d actually dispute that. You

that approach and the degree to which

always need to be mindful of your price

you follow that through I guess depends

point. If you look at our prices I don’t think

on the individual.

people are paying that big a premium for

thing and being responsible. I don’t think recycling and composting should be an ethical choice, anyone who wants to run a

the provenance and quality that we offer. Being a responsible company and doing

I think it depends on what market you’re

things we are proud of has been there

going for. We want to be the best place to

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go for breakfast, lunch and coffee every

pleased when we win these sorts of awards

day. We need to be able to compete on

but awards aren’t the reason that they

price, but the real value in our offer comes

come and awards aren’t the things that

from everything else that we do. If we were

keep them coming back. That comes down

four quid more expensive than everywhere

to the last lunch that they had here or the

else then no-one would come, or they

last interaction they had with one of our

might come once a week. So yes, I think

front of house guys. Awards are great for

people in Bristol are more aware and are

getting you on the map but they come and

more conscious consumers but you should

go with the wind. You have to base your

always, no matter which market you’re

reputation on your product and service

competing in, offer value for money.

rather than awards and press releases. We’re only as good as the last coffee we

So, what has winning the Observer award done for Friska? Have you seen a spike in interest? Within the

serve.

food community, yes. Our customers are

closest cafe.

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Want to get direct trade produce delivered to your door? Try this site for coffee: unionroasted.com For sweeter deal visit: hotelchocolat.com or head down to their Cabot Circus shop for a selection of sustainable speciality chocolates.

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A considerate cocktail Poco’s Patch Plummer whips up a summer cocktail using the best seasonal ingredients and local spirits.

F R O Z E N E L D E R F LOW E R AND CUCUMBER COOLER

oco’s new summer cockctail is inspired by the season and, in keeping with the restaurant’s ethos, uses locally sourced ingredients along with a hyper-local spirit. The elderflower cordial was made using eldeflowers hand-picked from the region and left to steep at Bristol’s Wiper and True brewery, while the Psychopomp Gin, is distilled and bottled down the road in Montpelier. Create a home-made version using this recipe or head down to Poco, Stokes Croft to sample one from the professionals.

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Ingredients • 50ml Pyschopomp Gin

Method 1

• Lemon to garnish

juice, and ice in a blender.

Want to refill your drinks cabinet

Remove the pulp from the inside of the cucumber and add to the

Try Somerset Cider Brandy, recently

rest of the ingredients. Put the rest

awarded Protected Geographical

aside.

Indication by the EU: ciderbrandy.co.uk

Blend until smooth and pour into

Or, a bottle of Black Cow vodka made

a glass. Add a wedge of lemon,

using milk from cows in West Dorset

cucumber shard and cucumber

blackcow.co.uk.

peelings to garnish.

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(kitchen cupboard) with local spirits?

• 10cm cucumber • Cup of ice

Combine the gin, cordial, lemon

• 25ml elderflower cordial • 20ml organic Amalfi lemon juice

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Human Nature

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16 to 30 July Centrespace Gallery, Bristol

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Dedicated to showcasing artists intent on spreading an environmental message, Human Nature’s mission is to use the arts to encourage a more sustainable way of living. In July, the organisation’s touring exhibition will arrive in Bristol. Expect to see work from some of the most prominent environmental artist’s out there including ATM, Ben Wilson, Jonesy, Nicola Nemec, Lesley Hilling, Gordon Glyn-Jones and more.  bit.ly/1KplShe  Tickets: Free - Register at Eventbrite: bit.ly/1JjAOuq

Redfest Bristol 2015

The Bristol Whales

1 August

17 July to 30August

Church Road, Bristol

Millennium Square, Bristol

This community-led festival is a beacon for east Bristol’s thriving music and arts scene. The free event includes local bands and DJs as well as caberet and even a healing field.

Symbolising the plight of the world’s oceans, this instillation will depict two whales swimming together across a concrete sea, Millennium Square in the heart of Bristol.

 redfestbristol.co.uk

 Tickets: Free

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Make Sunday Special

Chris Bahn, Bristol City Council

Farmfest 2015

Farmfest

EVENTS

Bristol Bright Night

At-Bristol

Sundays throughout August, 11am

31 July to 1 August

25 September

Corn Street, Bristol

Bruton, Somerset

The Watershed, Bristol

Swap your Sunday roast for portion of culture as the heart of Bristol becomes an outdoor stage with music, theatre and Fairtrade markets in abundance.

Enjoy local produce and a great line-up including Nightmares on Wax. Every year Farmfest raise thousands of pounds for good causes.

Celebrate the incredible, world-class research taking place in the city at Bristol Bright Night, part of this year’s Festival of Nature.

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 farmfestival.co.uk

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 Tickets: Free

 Tickets: From £49.00

 Tickets: Free

2020 Vision Street Gallery Exhibition

Peter Randall-Page and Kate McGwire

Alvin Roth, who gets what and why?

23 July to 3 September

20 June to 10 September

13 July, 6.15pm

Millennium Square, Bristol

Royal West of England Academy

Wills Memorial Building, Bristol

Part of a nationwide roadshow, this exhibition includes images taken by prominent nature photographers.

Two well-known UK artists take on the theme of the environment in this fascinating new show.

Nobel Prize-winning economist Alvin Roth reveals how we ended up living in a world of disparity.

 2020v.org/

 bit.ly/1CEmjfJ

 bit.ly/1QZ9R6f

 Tickets: £2.00

 Tickets: £5.00

 Tickets: Free

Developing world affairs

The Green Gathering

Community Farm Day

21 July, 7.30pm

13 to 16 August

8 August, 10am

Bath Royal Literary & Scientific Institution

Chepstow

Chew Magna, Somerset

Get involved with a discussion on the future of our planet in light of political events. The talk will be led by Geoff Catchpole.

One of the greenest of the larger festivals, enjoy music and mayhem alongside talks on permaculture, cookery classes and much more.

Find out how to volunteer at The Community Farm on this open day. Bring the family along and see how you could muck in.

 brlsi.org/node/62628

 greengathering.org.uk

 bit.ly/1HskUjW

 Tickets: £4.00

 Tickets: £95.00

 Tickets: Free

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Singing for the brain, Bristol

Advocacy for Mind, Bristol

All year round

Whitchurch, Bristol

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Help Alzheimer’s Society in a rewarding community engagement programme based around the power of song. Assist in running and facilitating events.

Become a mouthpiece for vulnerable people through Bristol Mind and help them get their views heard. An ability to communicate effectively is a must.

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Womankind helpline, Bristol

Restorative justice, South West

All year round

Bristol

Avon, Bristol and Somerset

Suport the work of charity Womankind and become a helpline volunteer. Listen and offer guidance to women affected by domestic abuse and other issues.

Could you facilitate restorative justice sessions between victims of crime and offenders? Visit their website to find out more about this important service.

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Nationwide

Time2Share is a small charity that helps children with disabilities. Become a volunteer and help these young people enjoy a more active social life.

Become a Special Event Helper for the Royal National Institute for the Blind (RNIB) and help with organising and managing events for this well-known, national charity.

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Volunteer at Upfest, Bristol

Hospital volunteer, Taunton

25 - 26 July

All year round

Bedminster & Southville

Musgrove Park Hospital, Taunton

Join the The National Association for Children of Alcoholics as a volunteer at this year’s Upfest and help spread the word about this important cause.

Help the Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton by becoming a vounteer on a number of projects, from meeting and greeting to hospital radio.

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